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March 31, 2005
idog is a new iPod speaker from Segatoys Japan. idog features 7 kinds of LED lights that flash in many different patterns when the music is played through idog. idog is capable of changing its feelings from happy to angry by moving the ears and rotating the head and by changing the color of the 7 LED lights. Simply press on idog's nose to wake it up. idog will start to play music and wait for its owner to play with him. It gets happy when you touch its ears and pad on its head. It gets suprised when you touch its nose or wave in front of him. idog will become angry when you touch its tail. Segatoys idog is an one-of-a-kind iPod accessory. Limited edition product. $89 Audio Cubes
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Sharp Corporation, Japan has announced the "MP-A100/A200" a new silicon audio player with built-in FM transmitter. The new player will come in white or red 256/512MB models. The biggest feature of the player is the FM transmitter which allows for transmission of music to car stereo or radio (FM). Other features include MP3/WMA (WMA DRM) support, lyric indication support, Liquid crystal display 10 letter x5 line indication, large-sized scroll key, MP3 encoding, MP3 sound recording, built-in microphone, radio sound recording from the built-in FM tuner and the direct sound recording from analog audio input.
Continual playback 20 hours, ( with FM transmitter use 5 hour). Measures 54x85.6x9.4mm and weighs 70 g. Set for release April 15th. Expected price 256MB model approximately 15,000 Yen, 512MB model approximately 25,000 Yen.
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March 29, 2005
Samsung has announced the YEPP YP-C1 portable music player. The player will be available in grey, red, and yellow. Features include MP3, WMA, and OGG, playback, FM tuner and voice recorder. via Engadget
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March 24, 2005
XM Satellite said yesterday that Korean automaker Hyundai will include its radios as standard equipment in all its US cars starting next year. , while Sirius Satellite Radio said receivers for its service would be included as options on some Range Rovers and Jaguars. Shares of XM Satellite rose Wednesday after the company made the announcement.
The Hyundai agreement marks the first time a carmaker has offered satellite radios as factory-installed standard equipment rather than a luxury option reports marketwatch.
"Including XM as standard equipment in all of its vehicles makes this one of the most aggressive automotive rollouts of XM Satellite Radio ever," said XM chief Hugh Panero, in a press release.
Sirius also said that Mercedes will offer its radios in the 2006 model of its M-Class SUV.
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LG's MF-SE 430 is a combo-unit that includes both a flash player and a set of speakers. The docking-station is built right into the chassis of the woofer component. The player can be inserted into dock for charging, connecting with your PC, or for playing music without the hassle of wires.
The MP3 player can be equipped with 128-512mb memory and features MP3/WMA playback, voice recording, direct audio recording to MP3, and built-in battery good for 15 hours. The speakers work as 2.1 channels with 10W going to the woofer and 5W to each speaker.
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March 23, 2005
Samsung's Yepp site (Korean) is showing off the YP-F1 flash player. The YP-F1 features a clip on the back side to fix it on shirts or jackets, face plate can be exchanged and a series of colors are available, negative white 3 line display, supports MP3, WMA, ASF and Ogg, FM-Tuner, USB 2.0, Alarm Clock and 3D sound. The Samsung YP-F1 is available in 256MB, 512MB and 1GB. It measures 29x63x17.8mm and weighs 32g. via i4u
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March 20, 2005
The Mpio FY400 mp3 player with built in USB plug-in is set for release in Japan on March 19th. The player will be available in 256/512MB and 1GB models. Offers 20 hours of playback.
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March 19, 2005
Stockist - AudioCubes is offering Sony' new MZ-DH10P Hi-MD MiniDisc recorder that features high quality digital camera for $579. Features a 1.3 mega pixel digital camera allow you to capture high-resolution images and displays them on the 1.5-inch color TFT LCD screen. A very unique design. 1GB capacity and records up to 45 hours of music. Sony MZ-DH10P allows you to see album covers of the music you are playing. Ultra slim design and comes with 2 stylish colors. More
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March 18, 2005
The sleek and compact 5GB digital music player holdsup to 1200 songs. Plus you cantransfer and store digital pictures and view them on thevivid color display. It also features a rechargeable battery that lasts up to 8 hours, enhanced 3D sound, ultra-fast USB 2.0 file transfers, and simple navigation. The YH-820 plays MP3, Secure WMA, Janus WMA and Ogg formats. You can also record, encode and store MP3s or uncompressed WAV files from a variety of sources to the hard drive without the need for a PC.
Advertised Price: $249.99
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Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, recently announced four new digital audio players including SD Memory Card-enabled audio players and built-in flash memory based audio players, providing mobility and quality in sound at the same time. Small, light and stylish, the new D-Snap Audio products are ready to bring music anywhere with superb sound quality. To complement the SD audio players, Panasonic has introduced SD microstereo systems. Equipped with an SD Memory Card slot, the first in the world, the micro systems can store music on an SD Memory Card without the need for a PC.
The SV-SD100V and SV-SD90 SD audio players, as compact as 42 x 42 x 17.4 mm and as light as 39 g, are perfect for hanging around the neck.The new SD audio players produce superb sound thanks to Panasonic's D.sound Engine LSI. The chip incorporates the company's digital audio technologies reproducing rich high-fidelity sound with distortion-free deep bass as good as the original. Specially matched new earphones also ensure sound quality. Without any moving parts, the two models are skip proof even when users are dancing to the tune.
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